Cochrane South

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Cochrane South
Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario
District created1926
District abolished1999
First contested 1926
Last contested 1995
Demographics
Census division(s) Cochrane District
Census subdivision(s) Black River-Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Timmins

Cochrane South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999. It encompassed the southern part of the Cochrane District, including the city of Timmins.

Contents

For the 1999 election, in which all electoral districts in the province were realigned to match their federal counterparts, Cochrane South was divided between the new districts of Timmins—James Bay and Timiskaming—Cochrane.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Cochrane South
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
17th  1926–1929   Alfred Franklin Kenning Conservative
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937   John Rowlandson Liberal
20th  1937–1943Charles Vincent Gallagher
21st  1943–1945   Bill Grummett Co-operative Commonwealth
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959   Wilf Spooner Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971   Bill Ferrier New Democratic
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981   Alan Pope Progressive Conservative
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990
35th  1990–1995   Gilles Bisson New Democratic
36th  1995–1999
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly [1]
Merged into Timmins—James Bay before the 1999 election

Election results

1995 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Gilles Bisson 12,11450.48+1.27
Progressive Conservative Gord Miller 6,58727.45+23.07
Liberal Jim Brown4,95820.66-19.54
Independent Joel Vien3391.41N/A
Total valid votes23,098100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1920.83
Turnout23,29060.36
Eligible voters38,584
New Democratic hold Swing +1.27
1990 Ontario general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Gilles Bisson 11,46049.21
Liberal Frank Krznaric9,36140.20
Confederation of Regions Ken Metsala2,2299.26
Progressive Conservative Tina Positano1,0194.38
Total valid votes24,069100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1530.63
Turnout24,22262.95
Eligible voters38,479
New Democratic gain Swing

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References

  1. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Alfred Franklin Kenning's Legislative Assembly information see "Alfred Franklin Kenning, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For John Rowlandson's Legislative Assembly information see "John Rowlandson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
    • For Charles Vincent Gallagher's Legislative Assembly information see "Charles Vincent Gallagher, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Bill Grummett's Legislative Assembly information see "Bill Grummett, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Wilf Spooner's Legislative Assembly information see "Wilf Spooner, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Bill Ferrier's Legislative Assembly information see "Bill Ferrier, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Alan Pope's Legislative Assembly information see "Alan Pope, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Gilles Bisson's Legislative Assembly information see "Gilles Bisson, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.